Fentanyl is an opiate painkiller, which is up to 100 times stronger in its
effect than morphine. It is a Schedule II controlled substance, and
capable of producing dependence like other opiates, including morphine. In
addition, abruptly stopping the doses can lead to severe Fentanyl
withdrawal symptoms. As a result, Fentanyl has a great potential for abuse
creating dependence, and leading to addiction.

Regular use of Fentanyl leads to a build up of tolerance so that
progressively larger doses are needed to give the person the same basic
feeling. The tolerance begins as a shorter duration of the pain killing
effect. This leads to the need for more frequent doses of the drug. After
the effect lasts for a shorter time, the next step is usually a decrease
in the amount or effect of pain killing action. This leads to the
requirement for stronger and larger doses of Fentanyl. This tolerance
takes some time to develop, and the rate of progress of the tolerance
varies from one individual to another.

Addiction to fentanyl is the compulsive need to continue its use. The form
of use also tends to change from the purely medical reasons of pain
management to non-medical purposes. In addition, an addict will continue
to use fentanyl in spite of the negative consequences, and harm that is
inevitable. In fact, they will be ready to do almost anything to avoid
fentanyl withdrawal symptoms, and to recapture the feeling of euphoria
that the drug provides.

Due to the dependence formed by fentanyl, the severe Fentanyl withdrawal
symptoms, and the risk of addiction, when the patient stops requiring the
medication, he/she cannot be taken off the drug abruptly. Doing so would
cause distress to the patient, and Fentanyl withdrawal symptoms. Instead,
the doctor and the patient must together work out a gradual schedule of
the tapering off of the drug dosage, to avoid any occurrence of acute
withdrawal.

Fentanyl withdrawal is a very real problem caused by the physical
tolerance and dependence built up by the drug in the human body. It takes
as long as 17 hours for the Fentanyl concentrations in your blood stream
to decrease by 50%, after one dose. If the drug has to be discontinued, it
is absolutely essential that it should be done in a gradual manner of
progressively reduced dosage. Symptoms associated with fentanyl withdrawal
may include any of the following symptoms:

If a person experiences any of these Fentanyl withdrawal symptoms while
reducing the dosage or stopping the use of Fentanyl, it is recommended
that he or she should immediately contact the doctor. Even after a full
cessation of the drug, the body needs some time to adjust before it goes
back to a pre-Fentanyl state.

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